Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill
Tenacity is a great word. It tells us to stick with it when we would very much like to give it up. But giving up, or giving in, states a completely different objective … [Read more...]

Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening. Lisa M. Hayes
I talk to myself all the time. In the house, in the car, at work when I think no one can hear, on a sidewalk with my dogs in tow. It can get quite interesting what I say.
Some of my … [Read more...]

I attended the funeral recently of someone I knew for a brief time; for others, so much more. She was referred to as BB, a larger than life redhead with piercing blue eyes and a spirit to match. She embraced her path and the community to which she would belong with a fierce … [Read more...]

A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Nothing comes for free. It may seem so at times, but the truth is, the … [Read more...]

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
My life at certain points has been dictated by the insatiable need to have an answer before I take any leap.
I had a chance to take a road trip to Park City, Utah, and became enthralled not only … [Read more...]

Let’s talk about a special person named Cindy Polger. I know that I don’t have the relationship with this soul that many did. Cindy Polger touched my life on many levels, but I am clear she touched others on a far deeper level.
Cindy took on tasks with a resilient matter of … [Read more...]

“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Today I attended a funeral of a woman I did not know well at all. Her name was Elisabeth Rubin. She died at 80, the mother of Emily Jennewein, a special person whom I cherish. … [Read more...]

"How lucky I am to have someone that makes saying goodbye so hard. " Winnie the Pooh
Today we lost our Angus, our eldest basset hound. The decision to put him down came on very suddenly. It followed symptoms of lethargy, clear signs of discomfort and his lack of interest in … [Read more...]

"May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun, and find your shoulder to light on, and bring you luck, happiness and riches today, tomorrow and beyond." Irish Blessing
We all have something that is much like a talisman, a reminder perhaps that along the path there is something … [Read more...]

Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom
Not all paintings are of a single theme. Photos can tell several stories. So can paintings. This painting – Beyond the Mountains – was inspired by a photograph shared with me by my friend and work colleague, Heather … [Read more...]